Toast to William & Kate With the Champagne They’ll Be Drinking

You’ve selected your outfit. You’ve prepared an assortment of scones. All that’s missing from your royal wedding watch party is a bit of bubbly. Toast to Prince William and Kate Middleton with the same Champagne the couple and their guests will be drinking — Pol Roger. The Palace requested their non-vintage Brut Réserve to serve [...]

Piedmont Park Green Market Reopens May 7

Eating local will get even easier for residents in and near Midtown Atlanta with the return of the weekly Green Market in Piedmont Park.  Every Saturday morning beginning on May 7th vendors will offer a variety of produce, meats, baked goods and beyond. The market will be located just inside the 12th Street entrance gate [...]

Dining Atlanta: Week of April 25, 2011

By Eric Harvison Dining Atlanta spotlights what is opening and closing around the city. Check in at the beginning of each week to find out what is changing in your neighborhood. Click here to read earlier columns Buckhead Reported by people who claim to know, AU PIED DE COCHON in the Buckhead InterContinental will close [...]

AG Pick Under $20: 2009 Carmel Road Monterey Chardonnay

Do you like your California Chardonnay to have a touch of oak but too often feel like you’re sucking on a piece of the barrel?  Then you’ll want to pick up a bottle of the 2009 Carmel Road Monterey Chardonnay.  This white gets oak just right, using it to enhance and not overwhelm the flavors [...]

Drink These: Standout Wines from the High Museum Wine Auction

This year’s High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction was a huge success, raising more money for the museum than ever before. Guests who attended the events had the chance to meet winemakers and winery owners as well as taste a large selection of wines available in the Atlanta area. At the trade tasting more than 100 [...]

Dining Atlanta: Week of April 18, 2011

By Eric Harvison Dining Atlanta spotlights what is opening and closing around the city. Check in at the beginning of each week to find out what is changing in your neighborhood. Click here to read earlier columns Around Town (maybe) CHIPOTLE founder Steve Ells has announced that the company will be launching a new concept [...]

Taste of the Nation Atlanta 2011

“It seems like there is so much food and so much going to waste, so the thought of somebody going hungry is just impossible to understand,” said Chef Gerry Klaskala at the 23rd annual Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Atlanta. A participating chef since the first year, the executive chef of Aria joined [...]

A Pair of Kosher Wines for Passover

Searching for great tasting wines that are Kosher for Passover?  Look to one of the oldest New World wine producing countries — Israel. I recently tasted a Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon from Gilgal, a new label from the Golan Heights Winery. The wine is named after Gilgal Refaim, a site in the Golan Heights region [...]

Vidalia Onion Museum Grand Opening

Can’t get enough Vidalia onions?  You’re not alone in your love of Georgia’s official state vegetable. After five years of planning by Vidalia fanatics, a museum celebrating the sweet onions is set to open at the end of April. The Vidalia Onion Museum in Vidalia, Georgia will feature an array of educational exhibits that showcase [...]

Snacking at the Masters

I never thought I’d say this, but golf can be pretty exciting. After spending four days at the Masters I have a new appreciation for golf — the highs of making an incredible shot from yards away, the lows of hitting into the trees, the suspense after hearing a roar from another hole and waiting [...]